JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
There was a GT car second. They normally
move the GT cars to the back, and for some reason the second car in line was
a GT. So they all have to check up when they go to the line.

If you look at the replay, you will notice there's a GT car
between the -- whatever cars, our cars.

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
And everybody checks up, at the start/finish
line. Lucky because the main car got a hell of a run, too, and they were
almost past us. Plus Scott made a good start, restart?

Q:
Juan, you made a good recovery but what happened around 1:55
A.M. when the car went in the garage?

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
The car was running really good, we were
fast. I lengthened my belt, coming out of four, and as soon as I went to
below the yellow line to come into the pits, there was a huge piece of
carbon just laying there, like half a nose just laying there and it ripped
the whole front of the car. I mean, it sucks that they didn't see it or
anything.

We were lucky that I think somebody called it after I hit it and
we got a safety car, so we didn't lose more laps. But it's just one of those
deals, you know what I mean, there's nothing you can do.

Q:
If the car had not been your teammate that won, would you be
a lot more angry?

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
I think from the test we were here, I think
the 01 car was a little faster than us. I think last year -- we were talking
with Dario last year earlier, last year, we had the car to win. We were way
ahead of them and faster than them all day and in practice.

This year, they seemed to have the edge on us.

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
I think all day they had the edge but towards
the end something happened to the 02 car because Scott was really struggling
and he never struggles in these things and he was really struggling. So I
think that was --

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
I don't know if it was the temperature on
the truck or something happened but our car, by the end of my run, the car
was getting really hard to drive.

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
But the guys in the 01 did a great job and I
think the whole Telmex Target teams did a great job because they had to
rebuild these cars, the 01 and certainly the 02 at times throughout the race
(Laughter). It was bloody impressive to come back with a one, two. And we
are sitting here disappointed with second, but ultimately as a team effort
it was huge.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
We are drivers. We want to win, you know
what I mean. You come to the race, you can't go home being happy knowing
that you had a chance.

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
And there's no championship implications for
us.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
We are here just to freaking win. When you
finish second, it sucks. That had to be the sugar on it, believe me.

Q:
Can you talk about the accomplishment of Chip winning four
major trophies in a 12-month period?

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
He's going to blush if we do.

JAMIE McMURRAY:
I think that for all of us --

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
You started it.

JAMIE McMURRAY:
It's really quite amazing what Chip's done. And
we are all really disappointed, as Juan has kind of said so far.

But when you look at being able to do what Chip's organizations
have done and Chip was known for his IndyCar program for a long time and the
NASCAR program really wasn't where it needed to be and the GRAND-AM program
was winning championships. And I feel like the NASCAR program is as good as
it can be right now, doing really well everywhere and to come back and not
only win this, but to have a Scott Dixon, it's really amazing what he's been
able to do.

I know we are all kind of joking around that we are upset
because we have not won and Juan is a little more outspoken than others. But
we talked about it before the race was over when you could kind of see that
the 01 was going to win and we were coming in second; from a team side of
it, it's really amazing for not only this group but just the whole
organization what he's been able to accomplish. It's incredible.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
I've been with Chip for many years and
everything he does is to win. The reason when we talked about doing NASCAR,
I thought we would be really good, because I know when he wants to get
things done, he'll do whatever it takes to win, and we have proven so, so
it's pretty cool. They have a really established IndyCar team, GRAND-AM team
and the NASCAR is coming long to that same direction. So, yeah, it's pretty
amazing.

Q:
You're starting off this season the way you were last year.
How big of a boost for the team that it was not just -- the Ganassi teams
did well last year and you're already sending a message right off the bat
here.

JAMIE McMURRAY:
I think we had a really good test down here for
Speedweeks. You don't know what you're going to have when you get to the
downforce tracks, the mile-and-a-half stuff, but I thought that was probably
our best racetracks last year.

And the guys have, I don't really want to give away all of the
stuff we have changed but the cars are not exactly the same. They are
lighter and we have made them change stuff on the cars and we think that's
going to make them faster than what we were. And the Speedway program with
the ECR engines is amazing and I think we have had really good cars down
here for Speedweeks. I don't want to speak for Juan but I feel way better
about going into te season than what I did last year.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA:
Yeah.

DARIO FRANCHITTI:
I think with the IndyCar program, we share the
shop with the GRAND-AM guys and that winning mentality just kind of seeps
through the building and if we can keep building on that with the success of
both Indy car and GRAND-AM last year in the building and then the GRAND-AM
guys winning, a one, two finish, our car, the 02 car, the team is all
IndyCar guys kind of moonlighting down here for the week really. It's just a
good feeling for the building and a good way to start the year. Boss has a
smile on his face, too, so that's always a good thing.